Munduruku languages
The Mundurukú languages of Brazil form a branch of the Tupian language family. They are Munduruku and the extinct Kuruáya.
| Mundurukú | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Brazil |
| Linguistic classification | Tupian
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | mund1329[1] |
Varieties
Below is a list of Mundurucú language varieties listed by Loukotka (1968), including names of unattested varieties.[2]
- Mundurucú / Paiquizé / Pari / Weidéñe - originally spoken along the Tapajós River, now on the Urariá River and Maué-assú River, Amazonas.
- Kuruáya / Caravare / Curivere / Guahuara / Curuapa - spoken on the Curua River, now perhaps extinct.
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References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Mundurukuic". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
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